Crystal Palace dismantled Liverpool for the third time this season to dump Arne Slot's team-in-crisis out of the Carabao Cup.
With Slot fielding an eyebrow-raising starting XI, the Reds managed to hold back the tide for the first half an hour, with the best chances coming down the Palace end.
But as the Eagles clicked into gear, Liverpool’s bogey player Sarr came up with goods, scoring his third and fourth goals against the Reds this term to put the visitors two up before the break.
Things failed to get any better for the hosts after the restart, with young substitute Amara Nallo receiving a humiliating second red card in as many senior appearances, before Yeremy Pino curled in a late third to seal Liverpool's sixth loss in seven.
Follow all the build-up and action here.
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Liverpool vs Crystal Palace live
- Crystal Palace hit three to dump flailing Liverpool out of the Carabao Cup
- 88' GOAL! Pino bends home to put icing on cake for Palace [LIV 0-3 CRY]
- 79' RED CARD! Nallo sent off for second time in two senior appearances [LIV 0-2 CRY]
- 45' GOAL! Sarr scores again to put Liverpool in real peril [LIV 0-2 CRY]
- 40' GOAL! Sarr volleys home to break deadlock [LIV 0-1 CRY]
Liverpool FC 0 - 3 Crystal Palace FC
Liverpool can't hack classy Crystal Palace
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Will Castle
Six losses in seven for Arne Slot
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Who would’ve seen this coming back when Liverpool were lifting the Premier League title in May?
Arne Slot’s side look completely lost in a mess of their own making.
Carabao Cup quarter-final draw revealed
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Will Castle
The ties for the Carabao Cup quarter-final have been drawn:
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Cardiff City v Chelsea
Man City v Brentford
Newcastle United v Fulham
Arne Slot justifies his team selection
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"I think people who know this club and followed this club know that in this competition we use this for our younger players,” he told Sky Sports.
"That is one of the reasons. The other reason is we have only four of five injuries, but I have to play the same players. There are multiple reasons why we have lost so many games. With all the reasons, there is still no excuse to lose so many.
"If we keep playing the same players like I tried with Alexander Isak, players who have missed out on pre-season. It's another risk of getting an injury."
Follow the Carabao Cup draw live
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Will Castle
Brentford, Fulham and Cardiff were joined by Manchester City, Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Newcastle in the draw for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after the final fourth-round fixtures this evening.
Switch over to follow the draw for the last-eight below:
Scores on the doors
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Here are all the results from tonight’s Carabao Cup fourth-round ties:
Arsenal 2-0 Brighton
Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace
Swansea 1-3 Manchester City
Wolves 3-4 Chelsea
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
Arne Slot’s gamble fails miserably as Crystal Palace do the three-peat over Liverpool
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Richard Jolly at Anfield
It is not a crisis to be eliminated from the Carabao Cup by this excellent Crystal Palace side. Not with 10 changes, with two debutants starting, three teenagers beginning the game, with a creche on the bench. Not even when it was Arne Slot’s heaviest defeat as Liverpool manager.
But for him and them, a second successive Anfield beating nevertheless compounded the wider sense that the wheels have fallen off, suddenly and stunningly. Liverpool have lost six of their last seven matches, and each of their last six in England. It is the sort of run which would have felt inconceivable when they went to Selhurst Park little more than a month ago, boasting a 100 percent record in both the Premier and the Champions League. In a rematch, Palace reinforced the sense they are Liverpool’s bogey side, and Ismaila Sarr their bogey player.
Richard Jolly reports from Anfield:
Crystal Palace do three-peat over Liverpool on disastrous night for Arne Slot
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FULL-TIME! Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace
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Crystal Palace dismantled Liverpool for the third time this season to dump Arne Slot's team-in-crisis out of the Carabao Cup.
With Slot fielding an eyebrow-raising starting XI, the Reds managed to hold back the tide for the first half an hour, with the best chances coming down the Palace end.
But as the Eagles clicked into gear, Liverpool’s bogey player Sarr came up with goods, scoring his third and fourth goals against the Reds this term to put the visitors two up before the break.
Things failed to get any better for the hosts after the restart, with young substitute Amara Nallo receiving a humiliating second red card in as many senior appearances, before Yeremy Pino curled in a late third to seal Liverpool's sixth loss in seven.
FULL-TIME! Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace
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Richard Jolly at Anfield
Here’s Richard Jolly inside Anfield:
“Emphatic. Palace were excellent. Sarr continues to torment Liverpool and Pino is a terrific player. But it just gets worse for Slot and Liverpool. A sixth defeat in seven games felt likely from the minute the teams were announced but it was a pretty ignnominious night for both Slot and Amara Nallo, who now has two red cards in two senior appearances.”
FULL-TIME! Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace
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There goes the whistle!
Crystal Palace beat Liverpool again.
Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace
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90+1 mins: Palace fans are chanting ‘we want four’. Liverpool fans, or at least those still in the ground, are singing You’ll Never Walk Alone to try and will their frail side to the finish.
Three minutes added on.
GOAL! Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace (Pino, 88')
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That wraps it up!
Pino bends past Woodman to put the icing on the cake for Palace and seal what has been an abysmal night for Liverpool. Arne Slot’s side are out.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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86 mins: Having seen his threat fade since the opening 20 minutes, Ngumoha is replaced by Kone-Doherty.
Seats are emptying inside Anfield.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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84 mins: ‘Sacked in the morning’ chants sound from the Palace end, directed at Arne Slot.
This will be six losses in his last seven. Who would’ve seen this coming in May?
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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81 mins: Pino fires a rocket from the free-kick but it’s straight down the throat of Woodman, who does well to catch the slippery ball moving at such speed.
RED CARD! Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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79 mins: It’s an absolute nightmare for Amara Nallo!
He was sent off on his debut against PSV last year, and after sending Devenny tumbling as the last man, he’s been sent off again.
It’s the right decision, but you can only feel for the young defender.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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75 mins: Double change for Palace who bring on Lerma and Cardines for Hughes and Munoz, adding fresh legs just to shore things up here.
Liverpool then get a rare set piece opportunity, delivering a corner that is met by Chiesa, but nobody could find the finishing touch in the box.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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72 mins: Things get a bit feisty as Chiesa and Hughes square up to each other and have to be talked down.
Chiesa sees yellow for his part in the fracas.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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70 mins: It is absolutely chucking it down at Anfield. It’s so bad that you can here it on the pitchside microphones.
The rain might be turning into hail now.
'Arne Slot not expecting a comeback'
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Richard Jolly at Anfield
Here’s Richard Jolly inside Anfield:
“Alexis Mac Allister and Andy Robertson go off, along with Wataru Endo. Presumably Slot is not expecting a comeback. And as Milos Kerkez stays on, it may indicate he will not start against Villa on Saturday.”
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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66 mins: Here comes Arne Slot’s big roll of the dice as he makes a triple substitution.
In a slightly bizarre move, the Reds manager brings on two centre-backs in Wellity Lucky and Amara Nallo, while Kaide Gordon enters the fray for Kieran Morrison.
Alexis Mac Allister and Andy Robertson also make way, with Slot removing the spine of Liverpool’s seniority.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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64 mins: CHANCE! A through ball to Mateta slices Liverpool open, with the Frenchman steadying himself to shoot on the edge of the box.
He is usually so calm in these situations but this time can’t test the keeper, with his effort blocked by Gomez.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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63 mins: Ismaila Sarr’s night is over. There will be no hat-trick for Liverpool’s worst enemy, with the Senegal international replaced by Justin Devenny.
Probably the biggest boost Liverpool have had all night.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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62 mins: Another long throw opportunity for Palace, but Sosa hasn’t exactly got it in him.
Once again, his attempt to cause trouble doesn’t beat the first man.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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59 mins: After a good few minutes of struggling to get out of their own half due to the Palace press, Liverpool finally break into the attacking half, met by a big Anfield roar.
But with this Liverpool side looking as disjointed as ever, nothing comes from it, with Mateta instead running away with ball after Ramsay fell over.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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55 mins: Robertson flies in high on Kamada and is booked for his troubles.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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52 mins: Morrison takes it well and switches the play to find Chiesa, who has a crack but sees his shot blocked by the first man.
There has been encouragement to take from the first minutes of the second half, having capitulated in the final minutes of the first. Safe to say half-time came at a good time for the hosts.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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49 mins: Sarr, on a hat-trick, goes for it from 25 yards out but it’s a simple stop for Woodman, with the ball running straight into his grasp.
That bucks the trend of Sarr shooting and the net bulging, for now.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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Will Castle
47 mins: Mateta’s first touch is a defensive one to head clear the corner.
'Arne Slot hasn't turned to his kids yet'
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Richard Jolly at Anfield
Here’s Richard Jolly inside Anfield:
“A proven goalscorer has come on at half-time: but for Crystal Palace, with Jean-Philippe Mateta on. Arne Slot has not turned to his kids yet. Apart from the ones who started, anyway.”
BACK UNDERWAY! Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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We’re off again - and Liverpool have started quickly.
Morrison wins a corner inside the first 30 seconds.
Here come the teams
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Will Castle
Bad news for Liverpool - there’s a fresh Palace face on the pitch.
Jean-Philippe Mateta is coming on for the visitors. This could get embarrassing.
Around the grounds
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Will Castle
Here are the scores from the four other Carabao Cup ties on this evening:
Arsenal 0-0 Brighton
Swansea 1-1 Manchester City
Wolves 0-3 Chelsea
Newcastle 1-0 Tottenham
HALF-TIME! Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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HALF-TIME! Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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Liverpool find themselves two goals down and at real risk of an early Carabao Cup exit after Ismaila Sarr’s quick-fire double put Crystal Palace in complete control at half-time.
With Arne Slot fielding an eyebrow-raising starting XI, the Reds managed to hold back the tide for the first half an hour, with the best chances coming down Walter Benitez’s end.
But as Palace clicked into gear, Liverpool’s bogey player Sarr came up with goods, scoring his third and fourth goals against the Reds this season to put the visitors on course for the last eight.
A huge turnaround needed for the Premier League champions.
HALF-TIME! Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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Will Castle
When it rains, it pours for Liverpool.
Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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45+3 mins: There were five minutes added on for first-half stoppage time, by the way.
The Palace fans are in full voice. Anfield are less stunned, more deflated. A second home defeat of the season is looking far more likely.
GOAL! Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace (Sarr, 45')
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Liverpool are in real trouble and Palace have breathing space!
It’s a quick one-two that undoes the Reds and with Sarr bearing down on goal, that was only going to end one way.
Things go from bad to worse for Arne Slot’s side.
'Ismaila Sarr scores again'
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Richard Jolly at Anfield
Here’s Richard Jolly inside Anfield:
“Ismaila Sarr scores against Liverpool for the third time this season, and in a third competition. Sadio Mane once wanted Liverpool to sign his Senegal teammate....
“Rio Ngumoha had been arguably the brightest player of that first half but now Liverpool trail - and it is the seventh consecutive game in which they have conceded first.”
GOAL! Liverpool 0-1 Crystal Palace (Sarr, 40')
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He just loves playing against Liverpool!
The ball ricochets off Joe Gomez and falls kindly to Ismaila Sarr, who volleys home to score his third against the Reds this season.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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39 mins: If only Sarr had read that!
Nketiah wonderfully flicks on a slide rule pass into his feet, dumfounding the Liverpool centre-backs - as well as his teammate - as it rolled into the box.
The chance goes.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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37 mins: Kamada delivers into the area for Sarr to head goalwards, but he’s unable to get nearly enough power to properly trouble Woodman, who scampers across to collect.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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35 mins: Robertson catches Palace sleeping on the right with a wonderful pinged cross-field ball for Morrison to latch onto.
He runs into the box but his pull-back is cut out and Palace clear.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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Will Castle
33 mins: Palace look to do damage with the long throw, just as Brentford did against the Reds on the weekend, but Sosa’s effort doesn’t make it far enough and is headed clear by Robertson.
Up the other end, Liverpool try to work something but red shirts just aren’t getting up in numbers quickly enough.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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31 mins: SAVE! It’s the first time Woodman has been called into action, and positioning was key to that save.
Hughes catches it sweetly but Woodman is in the right spot to catch the ball.
He’s then quick to hoof it forward for Chiesa in a brilliant bit of distribution from the third-choice stopper, sparking a counter that Liverpool win a free-kick from.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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28 mins: Once again it’s Ngumoha causing problems for Palace, going on a mazy run towards the edge of the box and drawing three defenders towards him before sliding Chiesa into the area.
The Italian fires goalwards but it’s a relatively routine stop for Benitez at his near post.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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25 mins: Another stoppage due to a head clash between Kerkez and Munoz.
Munoz comes off the worse of the pair, with it looking like the Palace wing-back might be bleeding from his mouth.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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24 mins: Concern for Liverpool after what was their best chance of the game so far, with Ngumoha being treated for an injury.
He looks to be ok as he gets back to his feet.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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23 mins: CHANCE! Chiesa looked second favourite when that ball was lumped forward from the back, but he made it his own!
He reads the bounce better than Canvot, takes the ball in his stride on the edge of the box but can’t fire on target.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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20 mins: Diogo Jota’s song rings around Anfield for the usual tribute seen during every Liverpool game this season.
Always touching.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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16 mins: CLOSE! Ngumoha proving to be Liverpool’s live wire yet again as he cuts into the box before curling an effort towards the top-right corner.
Benitez thinks it’s going well wide but a late bit of swing means it flashes just beyond the post. Great effort.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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14 mins: Liverpool comfortable with just ticking around the back before spotting the run of Chiesa, launching a ball for the Italian to try and latch onto. It’s well defended by Palace, who prevent the forward from getting in behind.
Scores on the doors: Chelsea are already 2-0 up at Wolves, but Swansea have taken a shock lead over Man City!
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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11 mins: Liverpool give away a free-kick in their own half, handing Palace the chance to potentially expose their hosts’ Achilles heel from set pieces.
It’s lofted in deep by Sosa towards Lacroix, whose header back into the mixer is cleared.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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8 mins: Ngumoha nearly gets a sight of goal as he drives towards the box, but his effort is straight at Canvot.
It’s quickly delivered back into the box for Morrison, who heads over.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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6 mins: Rio Ngumoha gets the crowd going as he uses his strength to great effect, turning his man before winning the foul.
He’s started brightly.
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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Richard Jolly at Anfield
Here’s Richard Jolly inside Anfield:
“Liverpool are playing with three centre-backs, for the first time in Slot's reign. Though only one of them (Joe Gomez) actually is a centre-back.”
Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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Will Castle
1 min: An overzealous Chiesa barges into Hughes from behind and winds the midfielder inside 30 seconds.
I think that falls into the “let them know you’re there” category.
KICK-OFF! Liverpool 0-0 Crystal Palace
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Will Castle
Off we go!
A quick reminder that there is no VAR at this stage of the competition.
Here come the teams
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Will Castle
With Liverpool in a time of crisis, let’s see if they can begin to restore a bit of pride by staying in the Carabao Cup beyond tonight.
But looking at those teams, you have to say that Palace are the favourites.
You’ll Never Walk Alone is sounding around Anfield. Kick-off is next!
Closing in on kick-off
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Will Castle
Just five minutes until we get things underway at Anfield.
Will Liverpool make a step towards getting their season back on track? Or will it be more misery against bogey team Crystal Palace?
We’ll have all the action, up next!
Final preparations
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Liverpool vs Crystal Palace prediction
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Much has been made of Liverpool’a recent struggles both domestically and abroad, with the losses to Galatasaray and Brentford in particular raising questions for Arne Slot as he attempts to gel hundreds of millions of pounds worth of new talent.
While no complaints can be made about Liverpool’s summer spending, it turns out integrating even the most talented of players can prove difficult, as has been shown over the Reds’ last six matches, where they’ve lost five.
However, he may have finally run into some luck as his side face an out-of-form Palace team who have faltered in recent weeks despite starting the season well, with a shock loss to AEK Larnaca highlighting a drop in consistency.
Cody Gakpo could be the source of success for Liverpool tonight, who has emerged as the one player to have taken plenty of the attacking burden into his own hands of late.
Here’s our prediction for Liverpool vs Crystal Palace:
Arne Slot admits Trent Alexander-Arnold factor could play part in Mohamed Salah’s poor form
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Will Castle
Ahead of the Brentford clash, Arne Slot played down Mohamed Salah’s slow start to season but admitted Liverpool’s adjustment to life without Trent Alexander-Arnold could be a factor.
“He played with Trent his whole Liverpool career, so it could (be that),” Slot said when asked about Salah’s drop in form. “He's been in promising positions often enough to score goals, but maybe with Trent even more.
“But in general, if you have quite a few changes in the summer you have to find new connections. Mo is not an exception to this because he’s also a human being, like all the others.”
Could Alexander-Arnold’s absence be the big problem?
When will the Carabao Cup quarter-finals be played?
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Will Castle
The quarter-final fixtures are set to take place during the week commencing Monday 15 December with most matches kicking off on the evening of Tuesday 16 December or Wednesday 17 December.
Carabao Cup matchdays in full
Here are the dates for the remaining rounds of Carabao Cup action.
Quarter-finals: w/c 15 December 2025
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 12 January 2026
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 2 February 2026
Final: Sunday 22 March 2026
'Palace the favourites'
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Richard Jolly at Anfield
Here’s Richard Jolly inside Anfield:
“A remarkable line-up from Arne Slot, who rather risks a fifth consecutive defeat in England. The counter-argument may be that, with a week of Aston Villa, Real Madrid and Manchester City, he had to give all of his premier players a night off. But he makes 10 changes, giving debuts to Kieran Morrison and Freddie Woodman (aka Gareth Southgate's godson), just a second start in Calvin Ramsay and only a fourth to Trey Nyoni. Palace make five changes and are probably the favourites.”
When is the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw?
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Will Castle
The draw will take place tonight following the conclusion of the fourth-round tie between Newcastle and Tottenham.
